Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Issued: 5 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is

16.1° C

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 11AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s
Evening (27 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 27							Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 13	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	168	173	162	162	218	222	222	222	225	225	222	222	225	246	246	303	298	298	298	298	294	334	276
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	W	NW	N	N	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		5:17AM1.66m				6:00PM1.77m					6:07AM1.69m				6:46PM1.83m				6:53AM1.74m				7:29PM1.89m
Low Tide				11:34AM0.43m					00:09AM0.59m				12:22PM0.39m				00:56AM0.53m				1:07PM0.33m


	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	9	9	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	13	14	13	11	10	9	10	11	13	13	13	13
Feels °C	5	5	6	8	7	7	7	8	7	7	6	9	10	10	9	8	7	9	10	10	9	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 5	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 13	ESE 12
kJ	32	173	162	162	218	222	222	222	225	225	222	222	225	246	246	303	298	298	298	298	294	334	276
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 5	N 11	N 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9
kJ	168	31	21	23	37	46	28	20	10	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	N 14	N 12	N 11	N 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 13	E 13	E 13
kJ	4	4	3	1	4	4	3	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	SE 5	SSW 2	S 3	S 3	SSW 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	S 5	SSE 5	SE 4	SE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3
kJ	60	42	1	8	2	13	51	34	23	13	14	10	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	14	3	3	14	22	3	3	3	3	3	3	14	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9
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Rating (10 max)	1	4	1	1	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	8

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